31 JULY 2024 - Solo-developer Ouadi Huard is excited to announce the biggest update yet for his hit indiegame Rogue: Genesia. The Blood & Steel update will arrive on the 7th of August and brings countless upgrades and improvements ahead of its Q4 2024 Full Release (exact release date TBD).
Rogue: Genesia was originally released in Early Access in September 2022 and has since gathered over 200,000 downloads, with a Very Positive rating on Steam from close to 5,000 reviews. The game's popularity (and how hard it is to put down) is further exemplified by the average playtime of 28 hours.
The Blood & Steel update introduces numerous game-changing improvements that make onboarding even more accessible and gives existing players plenty of reasons to dive back in. Players can now enjoy an array of new items and effects, along with powerful enhancements for their arsenal. The game world is expanded with new zones that extend the duration of each run, like a Western-themed variant for the second zone and a brand new manor zone inhabited by a Vampire queen!
Rogue: Genesia's Blood & Steel Trailer:
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Press Kit: notion.site/Rogue-Genesia
Steam Page: store.steampowered.com/app/2067920/Rogue_Genesia/
Press Contact: press@piratepr.com or roguegenesia@gmail.com (Interviews welcome!)
About the game
Rogue: Genesia is a fast-paced action roguelite that blends the overwhelming waves of enemies from the survivors genre with choice-based path progression and an attractive HD2D aesthetic.
You play as Rog, a powerful soul incarnated into medieval armor, tasked with saving the world from relentless hordes of monsters and powerful bosses.
Choose your path, unlock upgrades that suit your playstyle, and break the balance as you grow stronger.
Watch in awe as your visually stunning, upgradeable weapons & abilities unleash countless projectiles and powerful attacks, turning each battle into a spectacular display of might and strategy.
- Equip and Conquer: A revamped equipment system has been added that allows players to equip items with various stats and effects.
- Enhance Your Arsenal: Weapon Modifiers can be equipped to further modify your weapons or to add effects when hitting enemies. Slow enemies down with ice-imbued projectiles, light them on fire for continuous damage or chain lightning through strings of monsters.
- New Challenges Await: Game content is divided into multiple "Ranks," from F to A. The Blood & Steel update includes up to B-rank, and A-rank is planned to be added for version 1.0. Each rank adds a new "zone" to the game, extending the duration of a run. The most recent addition lets players explore a manor ruled by an evil vampire queen.
- Desert showdown: The Behemoth Graveyard introduces a new Western-themed variant for the second zone.
- Seamless Onboarding: Numerous small improvements to help new players get introduced to the game.
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About Ouadi Huard
Ouadi Huard is a solo developer from Lyon, France, who grew up playing video games from a young age. Not being satisfied just playing games, he started modding them and even had a pet project titled Epic Boss Fight amass over 3M+ downloads, which further fueled his passion for game development. He went to a Game Art school and specialized in Technical art, acquired some industry experience under his belt, and now channels all his skills and creativity into his first big release, Rogue: Genesia.